Posts Tagged ‘cold’
Friday, January 29th, 2010
The other day, I went out for a walk to look for some photos to take. I wanted to see if I could find some snowdrops. I love snowdrops, not just because they’re so beautiful, but because they’re a sign that winter will soon be over and Spring is on it’s way!
When it was very snowy I had wandered into the local churchyard because I could see a stone angel that I wanted to photograph. She was nice, but not brilliant because close up there wasn’t much detail or definition in her face. So I had wandered further into the churchyard, which I’d never done before, and I found a beautiful full length statue of a lady leaning against a cross. I took lots of photos of her face until my fingers got so cold I couldn’t take any more.
I wanted to go back again on my walk and take some more shots of her, but would you believe it, after a twenty minute walk, just as I got there, it started raining! So it was camera back in the bag and no photos!
Here’s one of the shots I’d taken previously. I think she’s beautiful. I want to go back and see what her age is, as the base was covered in snow when I first found her. As well as the beauty of her carved face, I love the way that weathering has gently coloured her and given her a bloom to her cheek.
Tags: beautiful, cold, face, photo, rain, snow, statue, walk
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Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
The snow had just started to think about melting yesterday. It was falling off the trees, and the roads were clearer, but there was still lots of snow on the pavements.
But now it’s back! It started snowing yesterday evening. It was very fine, not great big fluffy flakes like last time, so I didn’t think it would do much, but it did. This morning there was another 5 or 6 inches of snow on my car, and lots at the side of the road. My road has been reduced to one lane where there’s deep snow at the sides and tyre tracks have been imprinted into the middle of the road. I don’t know what happens if a car meets one coming the other way!
I went out to take some more photos as the snow would be looking nice and new and white. I wear my wellies as the snow is too deep for my walking boots, and I put them on the heater for 5 minutes. When I put them on, they’re lovely and warm! There was no nice blue sky today, no sun and it was very cold. I wanted to walk further than I had done last time to get some different views, but I changed my mind as my fingers soon became so cold that they were hurting and didn’t work properly.
So I turned back home to the warm and put a chicken casserole and baked potato in the oven. Nice warming comforting food, just right for this sort of weather!
This photo was taken of the last fall of snow in the village where I live when the sky was blue.
Tags: cold, photo, snow, village, walk, warm, wellies
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
We’ve had such an amazing October this year, that I was wearing summer clothes all through October and into November. In the last week or so though, the weather has changed and become much more the usual expected cold, wet November weather. My feet have been really cold. I just couldn’t get them warm.
I needed to swap my shoes for some boots, but the ones that I wore last winter are quite a few years old now and are quite scruffy. I did glance at the window of the shoe shop next to where I work, but I didn’t go in. Even though there were some lovely boots there, I couldn’t justify buying a new pair on my now very part time salary after my hours have been cut.
The other day, I popped into a charity shop. I work on a very hilly road, so I tend to call in to this charity shop half way up the hill to get my breath back! As soon as I walked in, I saw a pair of expensive looking brown boots! They looked as though they were my size! I couldn’t believe it! I picked them up, and yes they were my size, they were real leather and they were brand new – they’d never been worn! (I wouldn’t have looked at them if they’d been used)
I wanted brown ones rather than black like my old ones so that they would go with my new brown coat. I looked at the price, and it said £10! They would have cost at least £50 and probably a lot more than that when they were originally bought. I wonder why someone gave them away having never worn them? I’ll never know, but now they’re mine. They’re warm and comfortable and they feel lovely! I’m really enjoying wearing them, and I don’t have to feel guilty about spending a lot of money on them. That makes them even nicer to wear!!
Tags: boots, brown, charity shop, cold, feet, leather, new, warm
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Monday, September 7th, 2009
I have mixed feelings about September. I like the fact that everything that stopped for the summer starts again in September. It was good to get back to Camera Club this week and see everyone again and I really enjoyed the slide show of photos from camera clubs all over the country. They’ve given me some inspiration for ideas to try for my own photos.
What I don’t like about September is that it’s the end of the summer and autumn starts to creep into my days. It starts in the evenings when I find I need a coat because there’s a chill in the air. Then I need one in the daytime too. I seem to very optimistic about the weather and I often don’t take a coat or an umbrella because I’m expecting it to be lovely and sunny. Of course I’m frequently disappointed when I discover that I was wrong! So I have to remember to keep an umbrella and a jacket in the boot of the car so I’m not caught out when I’m too optimistic.
I love the summer. I love the warmth and the sun and I love being by the sea. It’s a pity that I live so far away from the sea, but I’ve been lucky enough to have two holidays this year where I was able to enjoy walking on the beach and taking photos of beach huts, piers, boats etc. Because I love the summer so much, I always think that it will go on for ever. Didn’t it used to do that when I was a child? So when summer ends and autumn starts I have to be careful not to get down about it.
I think September is the worst month as I can still remember the lovely hot sun. By the time the clocks change in October and it’s dark in the evenings it reminds me that it’s not long until my birthday in November.
Here’s one of the photos that I took at the beach on one of my holidays…..
Tags: autumn, cold, holidays, photo, seaside, September, summer, weather
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Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009
It’s only just past the middle of July and it’s getting really cold in the evenings. When I go outside to watch the ISS go over, I have to put my coat on. It was clear again tonight. The current phase of visible passes is coming to an end soon, so I’m glad I’ve been able to see it while it’s had the Space Shuttle Endeavour docked to it.
It should be hot and summery in July, but it’s been cold and very wet. A heatwave had been predicted for the summer, but although we had a bit of a heatwave in June, it’s gone completely now. I wonder if it will come back for August. I find that I need some good sunny summer weather, preferably some of it spent by the sea, to get me through the cold and dark of the winter.
Tags: August, coat, cold, evening, ISS, July, June, Space Shuttle, summer, wet, winter
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Friday, January 16th, 2009
I’ve missed posting for a few days. That’s because I haven’t been feeling very well. I’ve been aching all over with a cold and a sore throat and hurting glands. I think I’m a bit better today, but not regained my strength or cheerfulness yet. Life can be a struggle at the best of times, but when you’re not feeling well it’s like having to climb up a huge hill. Even preparing food can be too much of a challenge, and that’s not good if you’re ill anyway and need to eat to get enough strength to get better.
The predicted mild week disintegrated after two days and we returned to fog and frost. I can see a little bit of sunshine today, so maybe spring won’t be too far away. It would be good to see the earth begin to burst into new life bringing hope with it.
Tags: cold, fog, food, frost, hope, ill, spring
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
It’s been really cold for the past few days. I don’t think I can remember the same sort of coldness before. The ground doesn’t look icy or frosty. I don’t have to scrape the windscreen and there isn’t a white covering of frost on the lawn. It doesn’t look cold at all, but the air has a freezing chill to it that I don’t think I’ve ever experienced before. I can’t get my feet warm. They seem to be like blocks of ice all day long. I’ve taken to blowing hot air on them when I’m in the car, but I know that’s not a good idea, as it could encourage chilblains. I’m always careful to try not to let my feet get too hot or too cold, because chilblains are very itchy and uncomfortable and I’ve managed to keep clear of them for years now.
When I left work today, I thought the windscreen looked a bit dirty, so I used the winscreen washers. What a mistake that was! Instantly a sheet of ice formed all across the winscreen and I had to sit with the heater blowing on to it until it was clear.
My bed is freezing to get into. I recently stayed somewhere where I was given the luxury of an electric blanket to warm up my bed before getting into it. It was lovely! If this cold doesn’t stop, I might have to go and investigate where electric blankets can be obtained.
Tags: chilblains, cold, electric blanket
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Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
It’s definately been colder today, but still the predicted snow hasn’t arrived. When I got up this morning, there was frost everywhere, so I wrapped up warm and went out to see if I could take some frosty photos. All the cars parked in the road were coated with thick frosty ice that needed scraping off the windows.
It’s predicted to be even colder tonight and tomorrow, and when I left work this evening, the windscreen was covered in ice again. I can’t ever remember that much ice so early in the evening. I also saw a gritter lorry on my way home, but fortunately it was going the same way as me, so the car didn’t get grit thrown all over it.
Tags: car, cold, frost, gritter lorry
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Tuesday, November 25th, 2008
It was very cold today – there was a bite to the air that chilled me right through. It looked and felt ok when I left home, so I was wearing a thin jacket, when I could have done with a thick winter coat, a hat, a scarf and gloves. Actually I was wearing a scarf. I usually take it off when I get to work, but today I wore it most of the day as my neck was really cold. I realised half way throught the morning why that was. It was because I cut my hair yesterday! It had got quite long, nearly down to my shoulders, and it won’t do what it’s told anymore when it’s that’s length. So I cut it into a bob just longer than chin length. I like it best that length, but it’s going to take my neck a few days to get used to it!
It must have been cold yesterday too, because when I was driving home from my daughter’s house, I saw a big vehicle in front of me with flashing orange lights, then I noticed another one behind me in the mirror. Gritter lorries out because they were expecting icy roads! I hate it when a gritter lorry passes me because it sprays my car with stones, and I don’t like it doing that. As well as sounding frightening, I’m worried that it will damage the car. Fortunately, as we were all waiting for the lights to change, I needed to turn right, so I escaped both of them! I don’t know if it was icy last night. I didn’t see any, but maybe it had melted by the time I emerged. The only slippery thing I saw on the roads today, were the patches of grit left by the gritter lorries!
Tags: cold, gritter lorries, hair, icy roads, scarf
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Sunday, November 23rd, 2008
The weather forecasters have been promising us snow for the past few days. It was very cold yesterday, and this morning it was sleeting. A friend said they were awake in the night last night and saw big fluffy white flakes of snow floating down but it didn’t settle. It’s still being forecast though. I wonder if we will wake up tomorrow to a white world? If we do, it would be the first time there has ever been snow on my Birthday!
Tags: birthday, cold, snow, weather forecast
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